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he Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C will make a magnificent
return to Hong Kong when it opens the world’s tallest hotel
in the city in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Ritz-Carlton,
Hong Kong, which will occupy floors 102 to 118 of the International
Commerce Centre (ICC) in Kowloon, will be a stylish and thoroughly
modern hotel to reflect the sophistication, style and elegance of the
Ritz-Carlton brand in a contemporary way. ‘Hong Kong is one of the
world’s great cities and we are delighted to be returning with such
an iconic and dynamic hotel,’ says Simon Cooper, The Ritz-Carlton’s
president and COO.
With interiors by Singapore’s LTW in a building developed by Hong
Kong’s premier developer Sun Hung Kai Properties working with New
York architects KPF, the hotel will offer 312 guest rooms all providing
city and harbour views. Starting at 50sqm for a Deluxe Harbour Room, W
estminster City Council has approved plans put forward by the
Leicester Square Co-ownership Group to create a new high quality
hotel and state-of-the-art cinema as part of a major regeneration of
and reaching a remarkable 365 sq m for the Ritz-Carlton Suite, all rooms the South-West corner of Leicester Square in London. The 2,100 sq m proposals
will provide state of the art technology including WiFi, iPod docking also include street-level restaurants and cafes, a rooftop restaurant and luxury
stations and stylish flat screen TVs. In addition, Club room guests will residential apartments on the site, which currently houses the existing Odeon
enjoy the panoramic Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge with complimentary West End cinema and some surrounding buildings. Designed by award-winning
food and beverage 24 hours a day, as well as a dedicated Club practice, Make, the project will complement current plans to improve the
Concierge, work stations, meeting rooms and WiFi throughout. One of Leicester Square area.
the unique aspects of the hotel, which reflects a move to more casual Not to be outdone, the North-West corner promises something rather
elegance of The Ritz-Carlton brand, will be its bars and restaurants, special too, due to open later this year. Britain’s first W hotel will open in the
designed by Japan’s Spin Studio. Summer on the former Swiss Centre site. The American-owned lifestyle hotel
There will be six dining venues starting on the 102nd floor, brand have appointed Dutch interior designers Concrete and London architects
including Chinese and Italian restaurants, a lobby lounge, the alfresco Jestico + Whiles to create a modern hotel with 192 guest rooms, a destination
rooftop bar is likely to be a stunning venue at 490 meters above sea restaurant and a signature bar. Concrete have created a concept playing on the
level enjoying outstanding views over Hong Kong. Asian-style tapas parallel personas of the English at work and at play. These two contradictory
and contemporary cocktails will be served on the roof terrace, where personalities will be realised through the use of a fine, frosted, translucent etched
fire pits and casual seating will create an atmosphere of stylish luxury. glass veil hanging on a delicate filigree web over a stony, honed, monolithic
At the base of the ICC tower, the Elements shopping mall offers inner shell. By day, the building will be calm and restrained. However, as dusk
some of the finest luxury shopping in Hong Kong with brand names falls, a delicate tinted light will ‘stain’ the etched veil. The light intensity, colour
and international fashion brands fighting for space in this world-class combinations and colour saturation will rise and fall according to the time
location. With direct connections to Hong Kong International Airport of night, the season or the special occasion, or in relation to the density of
in 20 minutes and Central Hong Kong in five minutes, The Ritz-Carlton, pedestrian traffic through the square. W Hotels is partnering with one of Ireland’s
Hong Kong will be very much at the heart of the city when it opens in leading construction and property development companies McAleer & Rushe
December 2010. Group to open W London – Leicester Square as part of a mixed-use development
with ground and basement retail space.
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